Everest (2015 film)

Everest
Everest
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Baltasar Kormákur
Written by	William Nicholson; Simon Beaufoy;
Produced by	Tim Bevan; Eric Fellner; Baltasar Kormákur; Nicky Kentish Barnes; Tyler Thompson; Brian Oliver;
Starring	Jason Clarke; Josh Brolin; John Hawkes; Robin Wright; Michael Kelly; Sam Worthington; Keira Knightley; Emily Watson; Jake Gyllenhaal;
Cinematography	Salvatore Totino
Edited by	Mick Audsley
Music by	Dario Marianelli
Production; companies	Cross Creek Pictures; Walden Media; RVK Studios; Working Title Films;
Distributed by	Universal Pictures
Release dates	September 2, 2015 (Venice); September 18, 2015 (United States and Iceland);
Running time	121 minutes
Countries	United Kingdom; United States; Iceland;
Language	English
Budget	$55 million
Box office	$203.4 million

Everest is a 2015 biographical survival adventure film directed and produced by Baltasar Kormákur and written by William Nicholson and Simon Beaufoy. It stars an ensemble cast of Jason Clarke, Jake Gyllenhaal, Josh Brolin, John Hawkes, Robin Wright, Michael Kelly, Sam Worthington, Keira Knightley, Martin Henderson and Emily Watson. It is based on the real events of the 1996 Mount Everest disaster, and focuses on the survival attempts of two expedition groups, one led by Rob Hall (Clarke) and the other by Scott Fischer (Gyllenhaal). Kormákur, Universal, Walden Media, Cross Creek and Working Title dedicated the film to the late British actress Natasha Richardson.

The film opened the 72nd Venice International Film Festival on September 2, 2015, and released theatrically on September 18, 2015.^[3] It was first released in IMAX 3D on September 11, 2015, in the UK and in IMAX 3D, RealD 3D, and 2D internationally, and exclusively in IMAX 3D, September 19, 2015 as a limited release in the United States and Canada, and along 36 other countries. It began a wide release in the United States on September 25, 2015. The film was a commercial success—it grossed $203 million worldwide over a $55 million budget and received positive reviews from critics.

^ "EVEREST (12A)". British Board of Film Classification. 31 July 2015. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 31 July 2015.
^ ^a ^b "Everest (2015)". Box Office Mojo. (Amazon.com). Archived from the original on 18 January 2016. Retrieved 29 January 2016.
^ Kroll, Justin (21 March 2014). "Universal Moves 'Everest' to September 2015". variety.com. Archived from the original on 22 March 2014. Retrieved 22 March 2014.

[1] "EVEREST (12A)". British Board of Film Classification. 31 July 2015. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 31 July 2015.

[BOM-2] "Everest (2015)". Box Office Mojo. (Amazon.com). Archived from the original on 18 January 2016. Retrieved 29 January 2016.

[release-date-3] Kroll, Justin (21 March 2014). "Universal Moves 'Everest' to September 2015". variety.com. Archived from the original on 22 March 2014. Retrieved 22 March 2014.

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